It's pretty nice when you play defense and get some rebounds. Our defense keyed the offense and we made some nice kick-out passes to get clear shots.

We didn't pitch exceptionally well or smart today, but we hit. We hit and we played pretty good defense.

Aren't you supposed to shoot well at home?

I knew that they had some players and we couldn't keep that kind of shooting up.

Up until that point it was a tough game. We responded and made some big plays.

Illinois and Michigan State are both going to play pretty good defense. They're playing a little better than we are defensively right now, and I guarantee you both teams are going to run.